Display mount



c. N. CROSS Jan. 23, 1968 DISPLAY MOUNT 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Dec. 10,1965 I i j INVENTOR. 0222011 A/ C2053 BY 27 GPA/EV C. N. CROSS DISPLAYMOUNT Jan. 23, 1968 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Dec. 10, 1965 y w M Ty E MCV. 7 WM W 1 United States Patent Ofi Patented Jan. 23, 1968 3,364,605DISPLAY MGUNT Carroll N. Cross, Rte. 2, Box 741, D/r'aitlaml, Fla. 32751Filed Dec. 10, 1955, Ser. No. 512,873 3 Claims. (Cl. ill-124.1)

ABSTRAtIT F THE DISCLOSURE A display mount panel has a fold lineextending entirely across the panel inwardly of one of its edgesdividing the panel into a first back section and a second back section.A supporting member is formed in the first back section at one side ofthe fold line to rotate into an angular position thereabout. The supportmember has its free edges wholly within the first back section and afiat bendable metal hinge element spans the fold line with anintermediate free section movable independently of the body thereofbeing attached to the support member whereby the panel comprising thefirst back section and the support member are adapted to rotate aboutthe fold line in oppo site directions.

This invention relates to a display mount. In its more particularaspect, the invention relates to a display mount fabricated in a simpleand economical manner of paperboard stock.

It is the primary purpose of the invention to provide a highly versatiledisplay mount which has display areas capable of various displayattitudes in respect to a generally horizontal supporting surface.Moreover, it is a related purpose of the invention to provide a displaymount of the kind stated which, Withal, is capable of providing displaysurfaces of substantial size, but which at the same time has greatstability against accidental tipover and collapse.

In display mounts of the prior conventional construction, the displayface is generally disposed in a fixed position, either extendingupwardly in a vertical direction, or being inclined at some angle to thehorizontal. It is a purpose of this invention to provide a mount havingdisplay surfaces which may be displayed at various attitudes to thehorizontal at the pleasure of the user.

It is a further object of the invention to provide a display mounthaving both forwardly and rearwardly extending support members which maybe positioned either flat on a supporting surface or which may bepositioned in angular relationship to each other. Moreover, it isintended to provide a display support, as stated, in which the displayface can be disposed at any desired angle in respect to the supportmembers. The objectives of the invention are achieved in a display mounthaving a panel across which extends a fold line inwardly of one edge ofthe mount and which divides the panel into a first back section and asecond back section. A mount supporting member is formed in one of theback sections adjacent one side of the fold line such that it is adaptedto rotate into an angular position about the fold line. in aconstruction such as described, the fold line becomes the point ofrotative operation not only for the first back section but also for thesecond back section and the support member. This results in a structurewherein the support members and the display surfaces are capable of wideangular adjustment in respect to each other.

A fiat bendable metal hinge element is attached to the panel in spanningrelation to the fold line throughout substantially the length of thefold line, the bendable metal hinge element having an intermediatesection free for movement independently of the body of the hinge elementand being disposed in contact with the mount support member. The supportmember and the free section of the hinge member are attached to eachother whereby the panel comprising the first back section and thesupport member are adapted to rotate about the fold line in oppositedirections at the bottom edge of the mount to provide a forwardlyextending and rearwardly extending support, and wherein the bendablemetal hinge element is effective to sustain the display surface of themount when its supports are so disposed.

The foregoing objectives, advantages, arrangements, and combinations,together with others will become clear as the following specification isread in light of the drawings wherein like reference numerals indicatelike parts, and in which:

FIGURE 1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of the invention,looking toward the rear of the display mount;

FIG. 2 is a rear elevational view of the first embodiment of theinvention;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the first embodiment of the invention,looking toward the face of the display mount;

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view on line 44- of FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view on line 55 of FIG. 3;

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional 'view on line 66 of FIG. 3

PEG. 7 is a rear elevational view of a second embodiment of theinvention;

FIG. 8 is a side elevational view of the second embodiment of theinvention;

FIG. 9 is a front elevational view of the second embodiment of theinvention;

FIG. 10 is a side elevational view showing the second embodiment of theinvention in erected position;

F 1G. 11 is a plan view of the cut blank from which the secondembodiment of the invention is fabricated; and

FIG. 12 is a plan view of the cut blank from which the first embodimentof the invention is fabricated.

The first embodiment of the invention which is illustrated in FIGS. 1through 6 can best be understood by reference to the blank of FIG. 12,while the second embodiment of the invention shown in FIGS. 7 through 10can best be understood by reference to the blank of FIG. 11.

By reference to FIG. 12, it can be seen that the first embodiment of theinvention as shown in FIGS. 1 through 6, is formed of an elongatedrectangular blank comprising a plurality of panel sections of whichadjacent ones are interconnected for articulation with respect to eachother. Specifically, this blank provides in its basic concept a panelcomprising a first back section it and a second back section 3.2. Thesesections are separated from each other by a fold line 14 extendingacross the panel inwardly of what ultimately will become one edge of themount. A support member 16 is formed in the first back section 19 of thepanel adjacent one side of the fold line 14 thereby adapting the supportmember 16 to rotate into an angular position about the fold line 14.

A fiat bendable metal hinge element 18 spans the fold line 14 throughoutsubstantially the length of the fold line. This hinge element isattached along one of its edges to the second back section 12 and alongits end edges also to the first back section ltl. An intermediateportion of the hinge element 18 between short slits 2i and 22 comprisesa section 2 overlying the support member 16. The slits 2i) and 22 renderthe section 24 of the hinge element free for movement independently ofthe body thereof. The free intermediate section 24- of the hinge elementis attached to the support member 16 for rotation therewith.

Forming a continuation of the first back section 10 is a first facesection 26 which is articulated to the first back section it} along ascored fold line 23 which facilitates the fold of the first back sectionit) into contact with the first face section 25.

The final element of the body structure of the blank is a second facesection 36 separated from the first face section 25 by a hinge gap 32.

In the blank just described are four panels of which the second backsection 12 and the second face section 39 are preferably of the samesize and in which the first back section if and the first face section26 are preferably of the same size such that when the panels are foldedinto face-to-face contact to form an assembly, the second back section12 and the second face section 3% will coincide with each other, and thefirst back section it? and the first face section 26 will coincide witheach other.

Where any two adjacent panels are separated by a out completely throughthe panel material and are somewhat spaced from each other as at thefold lines 14 and 32, the articulated nature of the structure ismaintained by a flexible leatherette lining sheet spanning such hingelines on one face of the blank. In the present instance, the hingeelement 13 also serves to interconnect the first back section 19 and thesecond back section 12.

When the blank of FIG. 12 is folded as indicated, the elements may beconnected together in any desired fashion. A preferable method ofaccomplishing this end is that shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, wherein theabove-mentioned lining sheet 34 is shown applied to the back of theassembly and a binding sheet 36 of similar material is attached to theface of the assembly in such fashion that its edges 38 are turned overto the back surface of the assembly in overlapping relation to themarginal edges of the lining sheet 34.

By reference to the sectional views in FIGS. 4 through 6, it can be seenthat the panel comprising the first back section it and the first facesection 2s can be rotated in one direction about the fold line 14 usingthe extremities of the fiat hinge element 18 as a hinge, while thesupport member 16 may be rotated in the opposite direction upon foldline 14 using the intermediate section 24 of the hinge element as ahinge for such rotation. Thus the rearwardly and forwardly extendingsupports for the mount can be rotated until they are in alignment witheach other, under which conditions the entire face of the supportingmembers will lie in contact with a supporting surface. It is obviousthat since the hinge member supports the upstanding display panel thatit, too, can be rotated into a desired position of inclination inrespect to the supporting surface. On the other hand, the supportmembers may be brought into angmlar disposition in respect to each otherin which event the free edges thereof will support the display panel.

While that form of the display mount shown in the second embodiment ofP165. 7 through 10 is somewhat more elaborate in its construction, itnevertheless embodies the features common to the invention. Thus, byreference to FIG. 11, it can be seen that a panel is formed of a firstb'ack section 4% and a second back section 42 corresponding,respectively, to the first back section 10 and the second back section12 of the first embodiment of the invention shown in FIG. 12. The firstback section 46 and the second back section 42 are separated by a foldline 44 and held together insomewhat spaced relation by means of a fiatbendable metal hinge element 46 corresponding in all respects to thehinge element 18 in FIG. 12.

As in the first embodiment of the invention, a support member 48 isformed in the first back section by cutting this section to free atongue-shaped supporting member 48 for rotation out of the plane of thefirst back section 40 in which it is formed. The flat hinge element 46is also cut at the points 50 and 52 to form an intermediate hingesection 54 which is attached along the support member 48. The oppositeedge of the hinge element is attached to the second back section 42while the opposite extremities of the hinge element beyond the cutpoints 50 and 52 are attached to both the first back section 46 and thesecond back section 42. Thus, there is produced a structure in which thefirst back section 49, the second back section 42 and the support member43 rotate about a common hinge line.

The embodiment of the invention shown in the blank form of FIG. 11 alsoincludes an underlying panel 56 which is coextensive with the first backsection 40 and is articulated thereto along a transverse fold line 58which permits the panel 56 to be folded into face-to-face contact withthe first back section 40.

Articulated to the underlying panel 56 along a transverse fold line 6%}is an inner panel 62 which is preferably coextensive with the underlyingpanel 56 and is adapted for folding into face-to-face contact therewithalong a. scored fold line 64}. Finally, a face panel 64 of a size that:is equal to the inner panel 62 is articulated thereto along a transversefold line 66 which permits it to be folded into face-to-face relationwith the inner panel 62.

At the opposite end of the blank is a head panel 68 which is articulatedto the second back section 42 along: a line 70 which permits these twosections to be folded into face-to-face relation.

As in the first embodiment of the invention when the various panelsforming the display mount of FIG. 11 arefolded to form an assembly, asshown in FIGS. 7 and 8 for example, they are bound together or otherwiseattached into assembled position.

Surfaces of the blank which are subject to exposure: in use are linedwith a lining sheet. Thus, for example, in the blank of FIG. 11 a liningsheet is attached toone face of the blank or at least covering thosepanels subject to exposure in use. This lining sheet may be printed forvarious purposes as, for example, the provision of a telephone index onthe inner panel 62 and the face panel 64. Other areas of the lined blankmay be otherwise printed to provide different information. An appliedlining sheet is indicated at '72 in. FIG. 7. After such lining sheet hasbeen applied, the necessary incisions are made through the lining sheetand the paperboard blank to form articulated elements comprising partsof the structure to be described below.

FIGS. 8 and 9 show a facial binding sheet 74 on the face of theassembly. The edges of this sheet, if binding is employed, are broughtabout the marginal edges of the assembly and the several edges 76thereof, are turned over in overlapping relation to the marginal edgesof the lining sheet 72.

While the bendable metal hinge elements 46 imparts a remarkable degreeof stability to the second back section 40 and the support member 48when in erected position, for some applications it may be desirable toprovide a positive locking tongue to increase the stability of theerected structure. This is simply arranged by cutting a locking tongue78 into the underlying panel 56 before the blank is folded and theassembly is formed. The locking tongue 78 is rotatable on a transversehinge line 80 at its base. Otherwise, it is severed from the underlyingpanel 56 such that it has a free end 82 adapted to engage a recessedarea 84 intermediate the length of the free edge of the support member48. also in the first back section 40 is formed a locking tongue springT his spring has a base 88 which is scored to form a hinge line aboutwhich the locking tongue spring may rotate outwardly of the plane of thesection from which it is formed.

The second form of the invention has been shown embodied in a mountparticularly adapted for the display of a calendar pad. Accordingly,there is formed in the face panel 64 a calendar pad support panel 90adapted to swing outwardly on a hinge line 92 which is provided by thefacial binding material. This calendar pad support panel may havestapled to its face monthly calendar sheets 94- as shown in FIG. 9.Displacement of the calendar pad support panel 96 from the recess inwhich it is formed is facilitated by a thumb slot 96.

By reference to FIG. 10, it can be seen that when the mount is assembledfrom the blank of FIG. 11 and completed as above described, the displaysupport assembly, comprising the first back section 49, the panels 56,62 and 64, now connected into a unified structure, will be held in aninclined position by the support member 48 for the display of thecalendar pad 94. When the support member 48 is rotated outwardly toerect the mount as shown in FIG. 10, there will be a tendency for thehead panel assembly 93, consisting of interconnected second back section4-2 and head panel 68, to rotate to the same degree but in the oppositedirection. This is true because of the hinge element interconnectionbetween the two. However, the head panel assembly 93 is functionallyindependent of the support member 48 and can be disposed at any desiredinclination without regard to the position of the supporting member 48.Moreover, the bendable metal hinge imparts suflicient stability to boththe supporting member 48 and the head panel assembly 98 that forordinary use the locking tongue is not required. However, if there is tobe assurance that the supporting member 48 will remain vertical inrespect to a horizontal supporting position, the locking tongue 78 maybe brought downwardly to engage the recess 34 in the supporting member43. In this position, the locking tongue spring 86 will bias the lockingtongue 78 upwardly to keep it in contact with the recess 84 of thesupporting member 48 in a positive fashion.

As stated, calendar pad support panel 9% is well suited to support acalendar pad, while the confronting surfaces under the calendar padsupport panel 91' are adapted to receive written intelligence such asaddresses and telephone numbers. The upstanding head assembly 98 eitherin its upright position or at some inclination to the horizontal,whether or not the locking tongue 78 is used, may carry advertisingmaterial or some other message.

Moreover, the versatility of the mount in FIG. is increased by the factthat the same may be turned through 90 such that the support member 48and the head panel assembly 98 become its supporting base. In this case,the calendar pad support panel 99 will be in a generally upright,rearwardly inclined position with the calendar pad reversed toaccommodate to the position of the mount. The inclination of the displaysupport assembly 9b can, of course, be changed to any attitude ofinclination with wide limits, particularly when the loclznig tongue 78is not employed because the support member and the head panel assembly98 provide a substantial support both forwardly and rearwardly of thedisplay support assembly 9:), and because the bendable metal hingeelement lends sufficient stability to the structure to prevent its readycollapse.

As to the first embodiment of the invention, it will be seen in FIGS. 1through 3 that it comprises a rather large upstanding facial surface anda fairly small base comprising the oppositely extending supports. Byreason of providing supports in both the forward and rearward directionin respect to the upstanding display panel, there is assurance againstaccidental tipping in both directions. This makes possible a largervertically disposed display mount. it is not to be expected, however,that the display mount of FIGS. 1 through 3 be necessarily employed inthe position shown in these figures, since it is possible to use therearwardly extending support member 16 to hold the mount in an inclinedattitude on a flat surface. in this event, the inclined facial area maybe used to support a calendar pad, for example, and the upstanding headsection, either in vertical or inclined position, may be employed as acarrier for an advertising message.

In whatever form either embodiment of the invention is used, it isevident that a versatile and stable display mount has been provided,either of which can be disposed in a variety of angular displayattitudes, yet one which will maintain the attitude in which it is putby reason of the bendable metal hinge element.

While the bendable metal hinge element has been broadly identified, itis suitable to mention that it is preferably a thin gauge material whichdisplay a hysteresis to change once deformed. Aluminum foil is asuitable material for the hinge element because of its ductility.

While the invention has been illustrated by way of a pair of physicalembodiments, it is evident that it may also be embodied in other forms.The scope of the invention is, therefore, to be measured not by theillustrative embodiments, but only by the terms of the claims to followwherein the invention is particularly defined.

I claim:

1. A display mount comprising a paperboard panel, a common fold lineextending entirely across said panel inwardly of one edge thereofdividin said panel into a first back section and a second back section,a mount support member in said panel adjacent one side of the fold lineadapted to rotate into an angular position about said fold line, saidsupport member having its free edges wholly within said first backsection, a fiat bendable metal hinge element attached to said panel inspanning relation to said fold line throughout substantially the lengthof said fold line, said hinge element having an intermediate sectionfree for movement independently of the body thereof and disposed inoverlying contact with said support member, and a connection betweensaid support member and said free section of said hinge member wherebysaid panel comprising said first back section, said second back section,and said support member are adapted to rotate about said fold line intoangular relation to each other and said hinge element is effective tosustain the same when so rotated.

2. The arrangement of claim 1, in which said support member and saidfirst back section have free edges remote from said hinge line whichedges are parallel and comprise means by which said assembly may besupported on a fiat surface.

3. The arrangement of claim 1, in which said first back section hasassembled therewith an underlying panel which is substantiallycoextensive therewith and has formed therein a locking tongue adapted toengage said support member when the latter is angularly rotated aboutsaid fold line.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,795,877 6/1957 Falk 401203,117,757 1/1964 Sampson 40120 X FOREIGN PATENTS 139,297 3/1920 GreatBritain.

EUGENE R. CAPOZIO, Primary Examiner.

W. J. CONTRERAS, Examiner.

